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Principles of Organic Nomenclature

R-1.1.2 Standard bonding numbers

The bonding number of a skeletal atom is standard when it has the value given in the following table:

Standard bonding number (n) Element
3 B
4 C Si Ge Sn Pb
3 N P As Sb Bi
2 O S Se Te Po
1 F Cl Br I At

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R-1.1.3 Nonstandard bonding numbers
R-1.1.4 Contiguous formal double bonds
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